New Wiring Diagrams
Attached to this post are the updated wiring diagrams.
Here are the notes:
ASSEMBLY NOTES
1. The Wave Articulation Matrix is composed of eight concentric cylinders of ferrous metal, such as iron, steel, or stainless steel.
2. All eight cylinders have equal mass and equal surface area.
3. The cylinders are whole circles -- they are not Split Ring Resonators. If a cylinder is made by rolling up a rectangle of metal foil, then the two meeting edges must be seam-welded, soldered, or connected with conductive glue.
4. The Wave Articulation Matrix can be described as a Log-Periodic structure, as in a "Log Periodic Antenna". The Log Base used here is the Golden Ratio.
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This documentation describes Open Hardware, and is licensed under the CERN Open Hardware License, v1.1.
FIRING CIRCUIT OPERATION
1. Capacitor C1 is charged through resistor R1 by the High Voltage Supply.
2. Because WAM cylinder zero (the innermost cylinder) is connected to the high voltage side of capacitor C1, and cylinder seven (the outermost cylinder) is held at a low voltage, an Electric Field exists in the space between these two cylinders.
3. When the pulse generator causes the Triode to go into conduction, this Electric Field collapses, producing wave phenomena.
4. The WAM can be thought of as a wave guide. It has been suggested by Eric Dollard that it exists in the form of a Mode Changer. Not all waves will necessarily be TEM waves. It may be instructive to think of longitudinal waves as described by Tesla in his paper "On the Energy Dissipation of the Hertz Resonator", propagating in a vector orthagonal to the surface of the innermost cylinder. It may be most illuminating to conceive of the interference patterns of these waves as Standing Waves in space, like the standing waves on a transmission line when there is an impedance mismatch between source and load.
5. The pulse generator switches the Triode OFF, capacitor C1 charges up again, and the process repeats.
FIRING CIRCUIT NOTES
1. The Spark Gap is merely a safety mechanism. It acts like a blow-off valve. Its purpose is to protect the Triode from being damaged, should an excessively high voltage develop on cylinder zero for some reason. The electrodes of the spark gap should be separated at a distance such that it will not fire during normal operation, but will discharge the voltage on cylinder zero should it exceed the maximum rated plate voltage of the Triode.
2. The bottom of the innermost cylinder (cylinder zero) is connected to capacitor C1. The top of this cylinder is connected to the Triode or Switching Device.
2. Cylinders 1-6 provide the output of the device. They may be tied together electrically.
3. Cylinder seven (the outermost cylinder) is connected to +12V positive bias.
4. The cathode of the Triode is not grounded. It is positively biased at +12V.
5. Capacitor C1 should be a vacuum capacitor, to allow for the most rapid discharge.
6. It is desirable that the Triode or Switching Device switch from OFF to ON as quickly as possible (fast rise time). What we wish to achieve is the sudden, rapid collapse of a strong Electric Field.
7. The Switching Device does not have to be a Triode. Any high voltage, high speed switching device will be appropriate.
8. The WAM can be scaled to any size. However, for practical sizes (for example, lambda = 60 cm) the waves generated will be in the microwave range. Therefore, the length of any connecting wires becomes significant.
9. Values for R1 and C1 should be chosen such that the capacitor's Time Constant allows it to be fully recharged in between discharge pulses.
10. The Pulse Generator can be a square wave generator operating at approximately 1-2 MHz. It is generally recognized that the 1.995-2.000 MHz HAM band is used for Experimental work. These frequencies are available to any operator holding a General Class or higher HAM license.
11. It may be necessarry to insert a non-inductive resistor between the top of cylinder zero, and the plate of the triode, in order to prevent too much plate current from flowing.
(c) Creative Commons 2012-2013
This documentation describes Open Hardware, and is licensed under the CERN Open Hardware License v1.1.
Attached to this post are the updated wiring diagrams.
Here are the notes:
ASSEMBLY NOTES
1. The Wave Articulation Matrix is composed of eight concentric cylinders of ferrous metal, such as iron, steel, or stainless steel.
2. All eight cylinders have equal mass and equal surface area.
3. The cylinders are whole circles -- they are not Split Ring Resonators. If a cylinder is made by rolling up a rectangle of metal foil, then the two meeting edges must be seam-welded, soldered, or connected with conductive glue.
4. The Wave Articulation Matrix can be described as a Log-Periodic structure, as in a "Log Periodic Antenna". The Log Base used here is the Golden Ratio.
(c) Creative Commons 2012-2013
This documentation describes Open Hardware, and is licensed under the CERN Open Hardware License, v1.1.
FIRING CIRCUIT OPERATION
1. Capacitor C1 is charged through resistor R1 by the High Voltage Supply.
2. Because WAM cylinder zero (the innermost cylinder) is connected to the high voltage side of capacitor C1, and cylinder seven (the outermost cylinder) is held at a low voltage, an Electric Field exists in the space between these two cylinders.
3. When the pulse generator causes the Triode to go into conduction, this Electric Field collapses, producing wave phenomena.
4. The WAM can be thought of as a wave guide. It has been suggested by Eric Dollard that it exists in the form of a Mode Changer. Not all waves will necessarily be TEM waves. It may be instructive to think of longitudinal waves as described by Tesla in his paper "On the Energy Dissipation of the Hertz Resonator", propagating in a vector orthagonal to the surface of the innermost cylinder. It may be most illuminating to conceive of the interference patterns of these waves as Standing Waves in space, like the standing waves on a transmission line when there is an impedance mismatch between source and load.
5. The pulse generator switches the Triode OFF, capacitor C1 charges up again, and the process repeats.
FIRING CIRCUIT NOTES
1. The Spark Gap is merely a safety mechanism. It acts like a blow-off valve. Its purpose is to protect the Triode from being damaged, should an excessively high voltage develop on cylinder zero for some reason. The electrodes of the spark gap should be separated at a distance such that it will not fire during normal operation, but will discharge the voltage on cylinder zero should it exceed the maximum rated plate voltage of the Triode.
2. The bottom of the innermost cylinder (cylinder zero) is connected to capacitor C1. The top of this cylinder is connected to the Triode or Switching Device.
2. Cylinders 1-6 provide the output of the device. They may be tied together electrically.
3. Cylinder seven (the outermost cylinder) is connected to +12V positive bias.
4. The cathode of the Triode is not grounded. It is positively biased at +12V.
5. Capacitor C1 should be a vacuum capacitor, to allow for the most rapid discharge.
6. It is desirable that the Triode or Switching Device switch from OFF to ON as quickly as possible (fast rise time). What we wish to achieve is the sudden, rapid collapse of a strong Electric Field.
7. The Switching Device does not have to be a Triode. Any high voltage, high speed switching device will be appropriate.
8. The WAM can be scaled to any size. However, for practical sizes (for example, lambda = 60 cm) the waves generated will be in the microwave range. Therefore, the length of any connecting wires becomes significant.
9. Values for R1 and C1 should be chosen such that the capacitor's Time Constant allows it to be fully recharged in between discharge pulses.
10. The Pulse Generator can be a square wave generator operating at approximately 1-2 MHz. It is generally recognized that the 1.995-2.000 MHz HAM band is used for Experimental work. These frequencies are available to any operator holding a General Class or higher HAM license.
11. It may be necessarry to insert a non-inductive resistor between the top of cylinder zero, and the plate of the triode, in order to prevent too much plate current from flowing.
(c) Creative Commons 2012-2013
This documentation describes Open Hardware, and is licensed under the CERN Open Hardware License v1.1.
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